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Jason Q. D. Goodger
University of Melbourne
Jason Q. D. Goodger's research has made significant contributions to the fields of entomology, botany, and plant defense chemistry. Studies have revealed population-level variation in silk chemistry but not web architecture in orb web spiders, highlighting the complexity of spider communication. Additionally, research on eucalyptus trees has focused on chemical defense mechanisms, including flavanone o-methylation and the recruitment of distinct UDP-glycosyltransferase families. Goodger's work has also explored the efficacy and safety of pinocembrin in a sheep model of pulmonary fibrosis and identified oil body formation as a defense mechanism against herbivores in Marchantia polymorpha. Furthermore, their research has shed light on the terpene profile of Anthera glands in Eucalyptus polybractea and the potential role of web-based putrescine as an allomone for stingless bees.